The New Orleans Pelicans signed Harrison on Tuesday night to a two-way contract, but he thought he was going to join the team on Wednesday morning, and then be ready to suit up for the team that night against the Dallas Mavericks.

He was at his mother’s house in Houston when he got the call. But that’s when he found out he needed to get to the airport. He arrived in New Orleans around 11:30 on Tuesday night and then had a full day trying to get caught up to speed.

So, he might have been the happiest player in the locker room when the Pelicans cancelled practice on Thursday morning.

“It’s been a long day,” Harrison said Wednesday following the game. “I’m ready to get some rest.”

Harrison played just over three and a half minutes in the 132-106 victory over Dallas. He missed his only shot attempt and did not record any other statistics outside of one personal foul.

The Pelicans are the third team Harrison has played for this season. He started out with Memphis, the team he spent his first two seasons with, but was cut on Nov. 2. Then he went to Cleveland on a two-way contract, but he was cut on Sunday. New Orleans swooped in to pick him up Tuesday night.

Harrison is on a two-way contract so he can only spend 45 days with the team before he has to be sent down to the G-League, released or have his contract converted to contract for the rest of the season or a multi-year deal.

The 6-foot-6 Harrison has played point guard and shooting guard in his career and even played some small forward for the Cavaliers where he averaged 4.3 points, 1.7 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 10 games.

“He’s a good defender which can always help,” Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said. “The one thing he hasn’t done is he hasn’t been in a system where we’re going to ask him to play at a really fast pace. Memphis didn’t ask him to do that, but I think he’s really capable of doing it. I think he relishes an opportunity to play in a system like this.”

Harrison says he’s excited about playing in a system he feels plays to his strengths.

Harrison becomes the fourth Kentucky player on the roster joining Anthony Davis, Darius Miller and his former college teammate Julius Randle.

Randle, who grew up in Dallas, said he’s been playing against Harrison since he was 9 or 10 years old.

“It’s great to have him here,” Randle said.

While Randle hasn’t had time to fill Harrison in on the Pelicans’ offense, Harrison is hoping he can settle down in New Orleans.

“I just came from a different kind of situation in Cleveland,” Harrison said. “I’m just trying to keep improving and continue to get better and contribute to this team.”